An investigation finds over half of the pills at Mexican pharmacies are counterfeit—meth is sold as Adderall, and many painkillers test positive for fentanyl. / Los Angeles Times

A group that counts most House GOP among its members proposes cutting Social Security by raising the retirement age—and turning Medicare into a voucher scheme. / The New Republic

For now, the Fed won't institute another interest rate hike, noting that the larger trends needed to slow inflation are starting to happen. / AP

"Since April, the average global sea surface temperature has spiked far beyond anything ever recorded." / The Guardian

Music labels have filed a class-action lawsuit against Twitter, claiming it used copyrighted music to increase user engagement and failed to respond to takedown notices. / Gizmodo

The Reddit protest is "a battle for the soul of the human internet, and an important labor dispute that will partially determine whether people or corporations control the internet." / Motherboard

See also: Alex Pareene on how the Reddit blackout has essentially rendered the internet useless. / Defector

"I got Dune'd by Spider-Verse." Oh look, you just realized you're watching a two-part movie. / Vulture

Inside the lighthearted, viral battle between two TikTok personalities over the gatekeeping—and later identification—of a bagel, and the very real bullying that followed. / GQ

Starting tomorrow and running through July 2, Craig Mod is publishing a pop-up newsletter exploring the jazz cafes of Tōhoku and Hokkaido. / BASIE!BOP!JAMAICA!

See also: A tour of Japan's convenience stores. / One From Nippon

"Dad wrote opaque, elliptical, experimental works of enormous profanity." Paul Ford makes his father's final wish—to upload his writings to the internet—a reality. / WIRED